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. 2015 May 26;10(5):e0126746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126746

Table 4. Estimates of association from weighted logistic regression models to predict the risks of HbA1c ≥ 5.7% or ≥ 6.1% in Korean adults without diabetes (n = 10,241).

For HbA1c ≥ 5.7% For HbA1c ≥ 6.1%
Odds ratio (95% CI) p Odds ratio (95% CI) p
Age (10 year increase) 1.52 (1.45–1.59) <0.001 1.65 (1.53–1.77) <0.001
Men 0.88 (0.71–1.08) 0.203 0.68 (0.50–0.91) 0.009
Heavy alcohol drinking 0.48 (0.37–0.64) <0.001 0.42 (0.28–0.63) <0.001
Waist circumference (5cm increase) 1.15 (1.10–1.19) <0.001 1.20 (1.14–1.26) <0.001
College graduation 0.95 (0.82–1.10) 0.482 1.18 (0.91–1.53) 0.211
Smoking <0.001 <0.001
 Never smoking reference reference
 Ex-smoking 0.96 (0.78–1.17) 0.675 0.83 (0.62–1.12) 0.228
 Current smoking
  <15 cigarettes/day 1.29 (1.04–1.60) 0.002 1.21 (0.82–1.78) 0.334
  ≥ 15 cigarettes /day 1.84 (1.41–2.41) <0.001 2.36 (1.58–3.52) <0.001
Hematocrit (2% increase) 0.94 (0.90–0.99) 0.011 0.93 (0.87–1.00) 0.041
Fasting plasma glucose (1mmol/l increase) 3.72 (3.29–4.21) <0.001 8.66 (7.24–10.35) <0.001

All odds ratios were from weighted analyses.